Top Ten Shows of 2018

derbydave

Since the year is ALMOST over...
it's a good time to look back and remember what a GREAT year we had!!
What were the TOP 10 shows you attended this year?
Here's my Top 10 for 2018:
1. Pearl Jam - Seattle 8/8 &10
2. Van Morrison - Pittsburgh 9/7
3. Jim James - Louisville 11/21
4. Jeremy Enigk - Detroit 6/29
5. Radiohead - Cincinnati 7/25
6. Bon Iver - Indianapolis 6/5
7. Minus The Bear - Columbus 10/18
8. Carl Broemel - Indianapolis 11/8
9. Glen Hansard - Detroit 3/20
10. The Weepies - Cleveland 4/16

Honorable Mention:
Jeremy Enigk - Cleveland 4/16
The National - Homecoming Festival - Cincinnati 4/28 & 29
Jack White - Columbus 6/4
Pearl Jam - London 6/18 
Mogwai - London 6/21
Beck - Detroit 7/6
Pearl Jam - Missoula 8/13
The Magpie Salute - Kent, OH 9/6
The Breeders - Cleveland 11/1
The Weepies - Cleveland 12/11

dimitrispearljam

1.PEARL JAM KRAKOW..


AND THE REST

modernmonkey

1. Pearl Jam - London 1

2. Pearl Jam - Nos Alive Lisbon

3. The Rolling Stones - Dublin

4. The Smashing Pumpkins - London

5. Alice in Chains - Nos Alive Lisbon

6. Nine Inch Nails - Nos Alive Lisbon

7.QOTSA - Nos Alive Lisbon

8. Jack White Birmingham

9. The National - Nos Alive Lisbon

10 Arcade Fire Dublin

tempo_n_groove

I love these!

1-David Byrne Forrest Hills
2-Pearl Jam N2 Seattle
3-Thee Oh Sees Brooklyn
4-Radiohead Philly
5- Beck MSG
6-Ghost Portchester
7- Jack White Kings Theatre
8-Slayer/Lamb of God Jones Beach
9-All them WItches/Mastodon/Primus Coney Island
10- Misfits in Jersey

tempo_n_groove

derbydave said:

Since the year is ALMOST over...
it's a good time to look back and remember what a GREAT year we had!!
What were the TOP 10 shows you attended this year?
Here's my Top 10 for 2018:
1. Pearl Jam - Seattle 8/8 &10
2. Van Morrison - Pittsburgh 9/7
3. Jim James - Louisville 11/21
4. Jeremy Enigk - Detroit 6/29
5. Radiohead - Cincinnati 7/25
6. Bon Iver - Indianapolis 6/5
7. Minus The Bear - Columbus 10/18
8. Carl Broemel - Indianapolis 11/8
9. Glen Hansard - Detroit 3/20
10. The Weepies - Cleveland 4/16

Honorable Mention:
Jeremy Enigk - Cleveland 4/16
The National - Homecoming Festival - Cincinnati 4/28 & 29
Jack White - Columbus 6/4
Pearl Jam - London 6/18 
Mogwai - London 6/21
Beck - Detroit 7/6
Pearl Jam - Missoula 8/13
The Magpie Salute - Kent, OH 9/6
The Breeders - Cleveland 11/1
The Weepies - Cleveland 12/11

Dave I'd love to hear how Mogwai is live.

derbydave

tempo_n_groove said:

derbydave said:

Since the year is ALMOST over...
it's a good time to look back and remember what a GREAT year we had!!
What were the TOP 10 shows you attended this year?
Here's my Top 10 for 2018:
1. Pearl Jam - Seattle 8/8 &10
2. Van Morrison - Pittsburgh 9/7
3. Jim James - Louisville 11/21
4. Jeremy Enigk - Detroit 6/29
5. Radiohead - Cincinnati 7/25
6. Bon Iver - Indianapolis 6/5
7. Minus The Bear - Columbus 10/18
8. Carl Broemel - Indianapolis 11/8
9. Glen Hansard - Detroit 3/20
10. The Weepies - Cleveland 4/16

Honorable Mention:
Jeremy Enigk - Cleveland 4/16
The National - Homecoming Festival - Cincinnati 4/28 & 29
Jack White - Columbus 6/4
Pearl Jam - London 6/18 
Mogwai - London 6/21
Beck - Detroit 7/6
Pearl Jam - Missoula 8/13
The Magpie Salute - Kent, OH 9/6
The Breeders - Cleveland 11/1
The Weepies - Cleveland 12/11

Dave I'd love to hear how Mogwai is live.

So good buddy...we got to see them at Royal Festival Hall as part of Robert Smith's Meltdown Festival!
The show was just AMAZING...most of the songs were from Every Country's Sun, but got a good sampling of other albums too.
We were so fortunate to see this one...they were playing London the same week Pearl Jam was there!!

tempo_n_groove

derbydave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

derbydave said:

Since the year is ALMOST over...
it's a good time to look back and remember what a GREAT year we had!!
What were the TOP 10 shows you attended this year?
Here's my Top 10 for 2018:
1. Pearl Jam - Seattle 8/8 &10
2. Van Morrison - Pittsburgh 9/7
3. Jim James - Louisville 11/21
4. Jeremy Enigk - Detroit 6/29
5. Radiohead - Cincinnati 7/25
6. Bon Iver - Indianapolis 6/5
7. Minus The Bear - Columbus 10/18
8. Carl Broemel - Indianapolis 11/8
9. Glen Hansard - Detroit 3/20
10. The Weepies - Cleveland 4/16

Honorable Mention:
Jeremy Enigk - Cleveland 4/16
The National - Homecoming Festival - Cincinnati 4/28 & 29
Jack White - Columbus 6/4
Pearl Jam - London 6/18 
Mogwai - London 6/21
Beck - Detroit 7/6
Pearl Jam - Missoula 8/13
The Magpie Salute - Kent, OH 9/6
The Breeders - Cleveland 11/1
The Weepies - Cleveland 12/11

Dave I'd love to hear how Mogwai is live.

So good buddy...we got to see them at Royal Festival Hall as part of Robert Smith's Meltdown Festival!
The show was just AMAZING...most of the songs were from Every Country's Sun, but got a good sampling of other albums too.
We were so fortunate to see this one...they were playing London the same week Pearl Jam was there!!

  

BB162610

I hate ranking things, but here are a few of my favorites:

Seattle Night 2
Fenway Night 2
Low Cut Connie - Levon Helm Barn
Jack White - Ommegang
Jason Isbell - Palace Theater
Nathaniel Rateliff - Montreal
Neil Young - Wang Theater - Both nights
Paul McCartney - Bell Center
John Fogerty - SPAC
Missoula 

jjflash

1. David Byrne -- Birmingham 10/3
2. Jack White -- Nashville 11/20
3. Pearl Jam -- Wrigley N2
4. Tedeschi Trucks Band -- 3/2 Nashville
5. Jason Isbell (acoustic) -- Birmingham 12/10
6. The Wood Brothers -- 3/17 Nashville
7. Pearl Jam -- Fenway N2
8. Bob Weir & Wolf Bros -- Nashville 11/5
9. Dead & Company -- 6/8 Atlanta
10. Ray Lamontagne -- Birmingham 11/7

deadendp

2018
1.  4/11- Jeremy Enigk Living Room Show, Cleveland Heights.
2.  12/11- The Weepies. Music Box Supper Club. Cleveland.
3.  6/29- Jeremy Enigk. Return of the Frog Queen Anniversary Tour.  The Loving Touch. Ferndale, MI.
4.  4/16- The Weepies. Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland.
5.  4/29- The National - Homecoming Festival. Smale Riverfront Park, Cincinnati. (Boxer in full night.)
6.  10/19- Minus The Bear/Caspian. The Farewell Tour.  The Agora- Theater, Cleveland.
7.  4/28- The National - Homecoming Festival. Smale Riverfront Park, Cincinnati. (The Breeders night.) 
8.  11/1- The Breeders.  Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland.  
9.  9/6- The Magpie Salute.  The Kent Stage, Kent.
10. 9/9- Car Seat Headrest.  Newport Music Hall, Columbus.

Honorable Mention: 
9/29- Modest Mouse.  Civic Theater.  Akron.
8/8- Lindsey Stirling. Express LIVE! Outdoors. Columbus.

Learned that I like them far better on CD than live: 
2/9- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Newport Music Hall, Columbus. 

rbandhb

1-Pearl Jam - Seattle 2 
2- Pearl Jam - Boston 2
3- Pearl Jam - Wrigley 2 
4- Pearl Jam - Boston 1
5- Pearl Jam - Wrigley 1
6- Pearl Jam - Seattle 1
7- Pearl Jam - Missoula
8- Smashing Pumpkins - Kansas City
9- Brandi Carlyle - Kansas City 
10- Jack White - Portland 
10- Beck - Kansas City

Honorable mention - Car Seat Headrest - Kansas City

Not a great time - Bone Thugs - Kansas City 

SandyRavage

1. AWOLNATION - Stubbs Amp. Austin, TX 
2. AWOLNATION - Hangout Fest. Gulf Shores, AL 
3. Pearl Jam - Wrigley 2
4. Pearl Jam - Wrigley 1
5. Dead & Company - Smoothie King Center, NOLA
7. Aerosmith - Jazzfest, NOLA 
8. Eagles - Smoothie King Center, NOLA 
9. Nine Inch Nails - Sanger Theater, NOLA
10. Elton John - Smoothie King Center, NOLA

honorable mention: Portugal. The Man @ Hangout Fest. I was so fucked up and everyone around me was as well and you could literally feel the good vibes radiating off the crowd. They opened with a cover of For Whom The Bell Tolls into Another Brick In The Wall. I was on mars dude. 

not a good time: 21 Savage at Voodoo fest. 

on2legs

2018

1. The Gaslight Anthem - The Stone Pony (last show of the tour and maybe ever)

2. Smashing Pumpkins - PNC Bank Arts Center

3. U2 - Madison Square Garden

4. Bruce Springsteen- Stand Up for Heroes Fundraiser (4 songs)

5. Dave Matthews Band - PNC Bank Arts Center

6. Def Leppard/Journey - Madison Square Garden (seeing Def Leppard for the 1st time was a present to my 12 year old self)

2019 - Hopefully LOTS of Pearl Jam

tempo_n_groove

rbandhb said:

1-Pearl Jam - Seattle 2 
2- Pearl Jam - Boston 2
3- Pearl Jam - Wrigley 2 
4- Pearl Jam - Boston 1
5- Pearl Jam - Wrigley 1
6- Pearl Jam - Seattle 1
7- Pearl Jam - Missoula
8- Smashing Pumpkins - Kansas City
9- Brandi Carlyle - Kansas City 
10- Jack White - Portland 
10- Beck - Kansas City

Honorable mention - Car Seat Headrest - Kansas City

Not a great time - Bone Thugs - Kansas City 

After doing both Seattle and Boston shows you still rank Missoula?  

Interesting.

irkossa

My 10 + 2.

PJ - Wrigley 2

PJ - Fenway 1 & 2

Courtney Barnett - State Theatre, Portland, ME

Robert Plant/Sensational Space Shifters - HoB, Boston

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Orpheum (night 3), Boston

U2 - TD Garden (night 1), Boston

Magpie Salute - Hampton Beach, NH

Old 97s - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME

Joe Perry & friends - Hampton Beach, NH

Honorable Mention:   Big Head Todd & the Monsters - The Tupelo, Derry, NH
Disappointment: CAKE - (whateverthenameofthebankis) Pavilion, Boston.  Usually very good live, they sounded like they were stuck in second gear all night.

danny

krakow 
london 2
arcade fire
sinkyateeth in norwich at the louis marchesi
st vincent

Tim Simmons

The National - Chicago Metro
PJ - Wrigley N1/N2
Radiohead - United Center N1/N2
Taylor Swift - Soldier Field
Kelly Lee Owens - Pitchfork Fest
Kelela - Pitchfork Fest

karl_chihiro

Pearl jam. -Barcelona

Roger Waters. -Madrid

Propagandhi. Vitoria

Mott the Hoople.Vitoria

Joan Jett. Vitoria

Monster Magnet. Bilbao

Angel Olsen. San Sebastián.

While She Sleeps. Bilbao

Rolo Tomassi. Bilbao

Black Label Society. Vitoria.

JojoRice

Here's mine in no particular order....
Pearl Jam Wrigley 1 & 2
Foo Fighters
Alice Cooper (twice)
Collective Soul/3 Doors Down
Alice in Chains
Smashing Pumpkins
Elton John
BUSH
Jon Fogerty/ZZ Top
Manchester Orchestra

deadendp

irkossa said:

My 10 + 2.

PJ - Wrigley 2

PJ - Fenway 1 & 2

Courtney Barnett - State Theatre, Portland, ME

Robert Plant/Sensational Space Shifters - HoB, Boston

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Orpheum (night 3), Boston

U2 - TD Garden (night 1), Boston

Magpie Salute - Hampton Beach, NH

Old  97s - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME

Joe Perry & friends - Hampton Beach, NH

Honorable Mention:   Big Head Todd & the Monsters - The Tupelo, Derry, NH
Disappointment: CAKE - (whateverthenameofthebankis) Pavilion, Boston.  Usually very good live, they sounded like they were stuck in second gear all night.

That's a bummer to hear about CAKE.  My daughter and I are looking forward to seeing them when they come back around.  

rbandhb

tempo_n_groove said:

rbandhb said:

1-Pearl Jam - Seattle 2 
2- Pearl Jam - Boston 2
3- Pearl Jam - Wrigley 2 
4- Pearl Jam - Boston 1
5- Pearl Jam - Wrigley 1
6- Pearl Jam - Seattle 1
7- Pearl Jam - Missoula
8- Smashing Pumpkins - Kansas City
9- Brandi Carlyle - Kansas City 
10- Jack White - Portland 
10- Beck - Kansas City

Honorable mention - Car Seat Headrest - Kansas City

Not a great time - Bone Thugs - Kansas City 

After doing both Seattle and Boston shows you still rank Missoula?  

Interesting.

Missoula was still better than than any non PJ show I went to. 

My list changes by the day. I had a blast in Missoula. 

TH113769

PJ:
Krakow
Berlin
Prague
Barca
Boston 1&2
Rome
Chicago 1&2
Padova
Amsterdam 2
Chicago / Boston sound checks

Non PJ:
Rolling Stones - London
Foo / Nirvana - Cal Jam
Incubus - Vegas
AIC - London
Greta Van Fleet - Phoenix
Highly Suspect - Phoenix
Pumpkins - Tucson
Chevelle - Phoenix
Social D - Phoenix
Candlebox - San Diego

timdwilli

PJ

1. Seattle 2
2. Krakow
3. Prague
4. Missoula
5. EV Ohana

Non-PJ

1. Guided By Voices - Teragram Ballroom, L.A. (Robert Pollard is a damn American treasure)
2. Jack White - Mayan Theater, L.A.
3. The War on Drugs - Fox Theater, Pomona
4. Arctic Monkeys - Hollywood Bowl
5. Pond - The Regent, L.A.
6. Luna - The Moroccan, L.A.
7. Haim - Santa Barbara Bowl
8. Foo Fighters - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
9. Albert Hammond, Jr. - The Troubadour, L.A.
10. The National - Hollywood Palladium

ST66483

Didn’t see 10 shows this year but here’s the tops of those I did see.

PJ Seattle 2
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Toronto
PJ Seattle 1
Jack White Toronto
Beck Toronto
Foo Fighters Toronto
Modest Mouse Buffalo

deadendp

ST66483 said:

Didn’t see 10 shows this year but here’s the tops of those I did see.

PJ Seattle 2
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Toronto
PJ Seattle 1
Jack White Toronto
Beck Toronto
Foo Fighters Toronto
Modest Mouse Buffalo

I find it interesting that you ranked MM at the bottom.  I did as well.  I have seen them before but the sound this time was so very loud.  

eeriepadave

i'll do mine later in the year, still have at least one (maybe two more shows coming up).

Pearl Jam- 9/4@ Fenway is #1 right now though

PJNB

All 7 Pearl Jam shows I watched were unbelievable this year. Saying that, my top 3 were a notch better then my bottom 4 with Krakow standing on its own with ease. It was that good. Prague is ahead of the Away shows mainly because of the arena setting and the first set kicked so much ass. The last 3 Away shows can be changed out for one another as they were all equal in my books. Too hard to pick between the 3. Also my two non PJ shows were fantastic as well. Highly recommend both of them if you get the chance especially Elton John since he is not going to be touring anymore. 

1. Pearl Jam Krakow
2. Pearl Jam Berlin
3. Pearl Jam Seattle 2
4. Pearl Jam Prague 
5a. Pearl Jam Boston 1
5b. Pearl Jam Boston 2
5c. Pearl Jam Wrigley 2 


8. Elton John Quebec City
9. Jack White Moncton

RS151862

1. PJ - Amsterdam 2
2. PJ - Wrigley 2
3. PJ - Amsterdam 1
4. Afghan Whigs - Pittsburgh
5. Ween - Pittsburgh

mcgruff10

PJNB said:

All 7 Pearl Jam shows I watched were unbelievable this year. Saying that, my top 3 were a notch better then my bottom 4 with Krakow standing on its own with ease. It was that good. Prague is ahead of the Away shows mainly because of the arena setting and the first set kicked so much ass. The last 3 Away shows can be changed out for one another as they were all equal in my books. Too hard to pick between the 3. Also my two non PJ shows were fantastic as well. Highly recommend both of them if you get the chance especially Elton John since he is not going to be touring anymore. 

1. Pearl Jam Krakow
2. Pearl Jam Berlin
3. Pearl Jam Seattle 2
4. Pearl Jam Prague 
5a. Pearl Jam Boston 1
5b. Pearl Jam Boston 2
5c. Pearl Jam Wrigley 2 


8. Elton John Quebec City
9. Jack White Moncton

I feel that wrigley 2 should be ranked higher since we met up. 

PJNB

mcgruff10 said:

PJNB said:

All 7 Pearl Jam shows I watched were unbelievable this year. Saying that, my top 3 were a notch better then my bottom 4 with Krakow standing on its own with ease. It was that good. Prague is ahead of the Away shows mainly because of the arena setting and the first set kicked so much ass. The last 3 Away shows can be changed out for one another as they were all equal in my books. Too hard to pick between the 3. Also my two non PJ shows were fantastic as well. Highly recommend both of them if you get the chance especially Elton John since he is not going to be touring anymore. 

1. Pearl Jam Krakow
2. Pearl Jam Berlin
3. Pearl Jam Seattle 2
4. Pearl Jam Prague 
5a. Pearl Jam Boston 1
5b. Pearl Jam Boston 2
5c. Pearl Jam Wrigley 2 


8. Elton John Quebec City
9. Jack White Moncton

I feel that wrigley 2 should be ranked higher since we met up. 

Meeting you and your wife was a highlight for sure. Too bad we could not have spent more time together. Glad my wife was able to get close though since that was her only GA of the year. Wrigley 2 was such a great overall experience with the storm and the unknown if the show would even go on. I think it gets the edge on the Boston shows now that I really think about it. What a moment when we ran back into the pit.

Next year we are meeting up again for sure. Just need to do it the night before the show since my wife will be in line early again I imagine lol. Any NJ shows on the horizon you think?  

nuzzer1

Seattle Night 2
....then the rest...
U2 Milan 4
Bloc Party Berlin 
Seattle Night 1
Chris Stapleton LA
London 1
Ohana Ed 
Smashing Pumpkins LA2
Gary Clark Jr LA
U2 MSG 2